Suicide is a growing problem is our community and it’s something that, being a director of Pieta House in Lucan, means I deal with on a regular basis. Fine Gael supports families and individuals who are in crisis and thanks to the tremendous work by Pieta House over 3,000 people are alive today.

Never before is this more needed than with the current crisis affecting our future. We all know too well the state of our Health Service, the pressures on our schools, the cut-backs in our Garda Síochána services, and the financial crisis that has resulted in the massive down-turn in our economy and huge job losses.